Church History, December 25, 1789

-- December 25, 1789
[U.S. Religious History] During the first Christmas under America's new Constitution, the Congress was in session. This fact may seem odd today, but at the time Christmas was no t a major Christian holiday. As a matter of fact, Christmas had a bad reputation among many Christians as a time of un-Christian excess and partying. Between 1659 and 1681, celebrating Christmas was actually illegal in Boston and anti-Christmas sentiment in the North prevented the day from becoming a national holiday until 1870. (USRelHist)

-- 1790
[Sydney Rigdon] William Rigdon married Nancy Gallagher (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 1791
Joseph Smith Sr. Moves to Tunbridge, VT. (Tidd)

-- 1791
[U.S. Religious History] England, Toleration Act extended to Roman Catholics (Backman)

-- 1791 Feb. 16
[Oliver Cowdery] Stephen Fuller Cowdery born to William & Rebecca Cowdery in Wells, Rutland, VT. (Broadhurst-Cowdery)

-- 17-Feb 1792
William W. Phelps born. (Tidd)

-- 15-Nov 1792
William Marks born in Rutland, VT. (Tidd)

-- 1793
[Sydney Rigdon] Revival in the Peters Creek Church; many new members joined (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 19-Feb 1793
Sidney Rigdon born in Piny Fork, PA. (Tidd)

-- 1793 Feb 19
[Sydney Rigdon] Sidney Rigdon born near Library, (Peter's Creek area) PA (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- 27-Aug 1793
Edward Partridge born in Pittsfield, MA. (Tidd)

-- 1793 Oct. 4
[Oliver Cowdery] Dyar Cowdery born to William & Rebecca Cowdery in Wells, Rutland, VT. (Broadhurst-Cowdery)

-- 1794
John Corrill born. (Tidd)

-- 1794 Jan 1
[Sydney Rigdon] David Phillips formally became Pastor of Peter's Creek Church; his congregation at Elizabethtown was united with Peter's Creek (Broadhurst-Rigdon)

-- March 03, 1794
[U.S. Religious History] Richard Allen founded African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. (USRelHist)

-- April 09, 1794
[U.S. Religious History] Richard Allen, the first black ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church, opened the Bethel African Church. (USRelHist)

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